Just what the doctor ordered after a disappointing loss in San Antonio. A return trip home to play a sliding Jazz team. Which I guess makes them a little dangerous, since they’re desperate. Their playoff hopes are sliding, but at the same time, they just aren’t playing very good basketball, especially on the road.

The last meeting between these teams featured a beatdown in the fourth quarter as the Jazz overwhelmed the Thunder in the paint. Their perimeter players were knocking down shots which provided space and room, while the inside guys crushed the boards and created second chances. OKC’s big men have to take a little more pride in stopping Utah’s frontline attack or things could be interesting.

Utah coming in: Won Monday against the Pistons.

Shootaround Sound

SCOTT BROOKS

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REGGIE JACKSON

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Three Big Things

1. Frontline. That’s where the Jazz focus their attack and it’s going to have to be the Thunder’s primary defensive mission.

2. Hot start. Russell Westbrook has burned out of the gates the past few weeks but has slowed down since his ankle tweak. A good sign would be one of those signature Westbrook starts tonight to provide a good early spark.

All I kept thinking was how it's a good thing we were playing the Jazz tonight. It just felt sloppy and I need to re-watch the game on TV to see WTH all of the tech fouls were about. The game felt 5 hours long and even longer with this kid banging those damn Thunder sticks in our faces all night. (Thanks, OG&E!)

Maybe I'm in the minority here but KD was painful to watch. Whatever is going on with him, I hope it gets straightened out before the playoffs.

So, the Thunder beat the Jazz... Big whoop. Why did Fisher get 19 minutes? Who curr's. The Jazz aren't the Heat, Spurs, Cavs, Wiz's... It's a shame that the Thunder can't give a total effort like that day in and day out... #never satisfied

So let's talk about Fisher some more. He sucks. And yet, the crowd in OKC loves him. This guy setting by us, first time Fisher checked in went clear ape sh!t yelling at the top of his lungs "Yeaaaaahhh Fisheeer." He didn't cheer for anyone else by the way. It's like he was literally there just to see Fisher.